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Capital City PrideFest celebrates in the East Village. See the Des Moines pride schedule
Capital City PrideFest will celebrate LGBTQ+ Iowans this weekend. See the full Des Moines prides schedule for 2025.
Capital City PrideFest loses tens of thousands in corporate sponsorships
DES MOINES, Iowa — The 2025 Capital City PrideFest is just three days away. Iowa's largest LGBTQ festival lost between ...
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Another Major LGBT Pride Event Bleeds Corporate Sponsors During Trump’s Second Term
Capital City Pride, a big-budget pro-LGBT event in Des Moines, Iowa, faces a large loss of corporate support going into ...
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New rule ends 77 year tradition of summer concert series at Iowa Capitol
A free series of outdoor concerts has been held on the Iowa Capitol grounds for nearly eight decades, but this summer’s ...
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Chicken parade prompts changes to proposed restrictions in Iowa’s capital city
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s capital city is establishing a new pecking order for backyard chickens and roosters after some of their diehard fans paraded around City Hall with some of their ...
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Portions of Iowa City's biggest parking garage may close in the next few months. What to know:
The Capitol Street ramp is the city's largest parking structure, with space for 875 cars. More: Iowa City awards City Park Pool contract for nearly $6 million under budget. Find out more ...
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Iowa lawmakers return to Statehouse for 2025 legislative session
Iowa’s 2025 legislative session began Monday morning with lawmakers returning to the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines ... Senate Minority Janice Weiner, D-Iowa City, urged lawmakers to work towards ...